Advanced After Effects Classes in NYC

Learn Advanced After Effects Techniques

In this intermediate/advanced After Effects course, we’ll take your After Effects skills to the next level. We'll master text animations and create transitions between multiple layouts. Through several hands-on real-world projects integrating graphic elements with audio, video and photo elements, we'll master motion graphics workflow to create advanced projects, taking them from the initial design to final delivery.

In addition, we'll cover scripts to speed up your animation process, creating looping animations, working with mattes and masks, effective greenscreen removal, digital cell-phone screen replacement, rotoscoping live-action, morphing shape layers, integrating hand-drawn elements, JavaScript to automate animations in After Effects, animating UI's, working in After Effects 3D space, and much more.

This course has a prerequisite

Participants should be comfortable with the basics of After Effects equivalent to our After Effects Bootcamp

Schedule & Enrollment: After Effects Advanced

18 Hours
$975

NYC or Live Online
Free retake
Setup assistance
Expert instructors
Small classes

This course is offered by our affiliate school, Noble Desktop.
View upcoming course dates and register at nobledesktop.com.

Tuition

As one of our smaller courses, tuition for this course is due in full before the start date. The best way to save on this course is to take it as part of a certificate program.

Full Tuition

$975
Due before the class starts

What’s Included

18 hours of hands-on instruction
Live, project-based training from experts
Proprietary workbook included
Retake for free within 1 year
Verified digital certificate of completion
Small class sizes

What’s included with my tuition?

A hands-on learning experience working on projects and exercises, which is proven to boost comprehension, retention, and engagement
Expert instructors who are industry professionals and experienced educators that are driven to help you succeed
Top-notch curricula that have been tried and tested over many cohorts and are consistently improved for an optimal learning experience
Supplemental materials to assist both during and after the course - please refer to specific course pages to see what supplemental materials are offered
A 1-year free retake policy which allows students to retake any part of the course or program for free to refresh the materials and gain additional practice
A certificate of completion to verify your accomplishment

Are there any additional fees or expenses?

There are no extra fees or taxes for our courses. The price you see on this page is the maximum you’ll pay us.

However, if you plan to take the course live online, you may need to obtain required software. We’ll help you get set up with a free trial of paid software prior to the class. Most of our coding classes utilize freely-available open-source software. For most of our design and motion graphics courses, we will help you get set up with a free trial of Adobe Creative Cloud. If you attend the course in-person, we will have a computer already set up for you with all of the required software for no additional cost.

Do you offer any discounts for this course?

We don’t currently offer discounts as we do our best to affordably prices our courses.

Take this course as part of a certificate program and save:

Motion Graphics Certificate

Price: $3,495 | Hours: 102 Hours
Video Editing & Motion Graphics Certificate

Price: $4,995 | Hours: 126 Hours

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Learn the concepts and skills covered in this course or your tuition is on us. See details and terms & conditions.

Hands-on, personalized training

Learn with real-world projects

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Cutting edge curriculum

Step-by-step instruction to boost retention

The Career Centers instructors are highly skilled communicators who really know their craft. They are wonderful about explaining and re-explaining when necessary and I never felt rushed or foolish for asking a question.
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Learn from industry experts

Gain industry knowledge from professionals

Free retake

Retake the course for free within one year

Interactive Training

Learn in Real-Time with Small Class Sizes

Attend this course in-person in NYC or Live Online via Zoom. Engage with expert instructors, ask questions, and get feedback on your exercises and projects.

Unlike other providers, these are not mass open-enrollment classes. At NYC Career Centers, you’ll learn in small groups (typically 8-15 students) and receive personalized attention.

On Campus in NYC 185 Madison Avenue, NYC

Get face-to-face interaction with an instructor and other students when you learn at our NYC campus. Courses are hands-on with a computer and software provided.

Live, interactive class
Experienced instructor in the room with you
Computer and software provided

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Live Online Remote, from anywhere

Get the same interactivity and access to the instructor as in-person students. There are no extra fees and we’ll work with you to ensure your remote setup is perfect.

Live, interactive class
Experienced instructor teaching over Zoom
Remote setup assistance provided

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Earn a Certificate of Completion

Upon completion of this course, you’ll receive an official certificate testifying to your mastery of the curriculum. We’ll send you a link where you can download your certificate, share it online with your friends, post it to your professional network on LinkedIn, and view all your earned certificates. Congratulations on your achievement!

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Free Retake & Class Recordings

Missed a session or need a refresher? We have you covered!

Free Retake

We offer a single free retake of the class within a year.

Class Recordings

You can also access recordings of each session in your student portal within one business day of the session’s end. Recordings are available for one month after the session.

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After Effects Advanced Curriculum

What You’ll Learn at a Glance

Integrate live footage with still-images & animated graphics
Create a simple character animation
Sync a text animation to audio with fluid transitions
Learn to master the latest motion graphics techniques
Track the movement of objects
Learn effective green screen removal
Set up and and animate Lower Thirds
Learn advanced compositing techniques
Create a dynamic background using layered effects and particles

Course Syllabus

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Section 1

Working with 3D Layers

Creating Cameras and Lights

Animating Cameras

Creating Shadows and Depth of Field

Section 2

Animating Imported Vector Graphics

Converting Imported Vectors to Shape Layers

Creating and Animating Native Shape Layers

Using Expressions to Optimize the Animation Process

Section 3

Shape Layers: Animating Repeating Shapes with Shape Effects

Shape Layers: Troubleshooting Converted Shape Layers

Mastering Text Animation

Text Animation: Working with Dingbat Fonts

Creating Text on a Path

Creating Custom Text Animators

Section 4

Using Content Aware Fill for Video

Creating and Tracking Masks

Section 5

Motion Tracking with MochaAE: Position, Scale & Rotation

Motion Tracking: Screen Replacement

Section 6

Using the 3D Camera Tracker

Integrating Graphics Into a Live Video Scene

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this course require any prior knowledge or experience?